Easy recipe . . . layered pastelón
- tastes like relleno de plátano maduro, or piononos, but fast
and easy to prepare. The platains are already cooked, all you have
to do is mash the amarillos down a bit - layer on a pie plate with
Puerto Rican picadillo. For those of you who do not know what a pionono
is, see the next picture on this page.

In a skillet heat up the oil, add the sofrito, peppers,
onion, and tomato, and cook for about 2 minutes or so. Add the meat
and cook until done, breaking down the meat as you go. Add tomato
sauce, olives with pimentos and the capers, salt and black pepper.
Stir and set aside.

Heat up the platains in the microwave until hot. Then
mash them down slightly using a fork. Pray the bottom and sides of
a 9-inch pie plate with oil and layer with slices of plantain (these
come already cooked) - about half the box. Layer half the meat over
that, sprinkle with a it of cheese, then more plantains and then the
rest of the meat. Sprinkle cheese over the last layer. Pour the egg
as evenly as you can over the cheese.

Cook at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes until egg
is cooked and cheese is melted. Serve warm.
This is a delicious side dish with rice or a great lunch with a salad.
It is also a great 'cover dish' recipe.

Yum!

* Hint - Heat up the amarillos in the same paper tray
they come in. Pour half in the pie dish and use a fork to mash them
down and sort of mash them together to form a crust. Because they
were heated in the microwave they are easy to mash down. Once you
are ready for the next layer, just push remaining amarillos to one
side of the tray and mash them down one at a time on the tray and
layer over the meat. Here you will probably have a few empty spaces,
just try to mash them down enough to cover as much of the meat as
possible. Since all the ingredients are already warm or hot, all you
have to do is bake it just long enough to cook the egg. If you will
be serving this later, just cook it as you would, them warm it up
covered with foil and them remove foil and broil for a few minutes
until egg is crispy.